AOpen AOW-605 User manual

Brand: AOpen

Model: AOW-605

Category: Network switches

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

AOW-608

AOpen AOW-605 is a 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub that provides high-speed and easy access to the LAN and Intranet, especially great for SOHO(Small Office/Home Office) environment. It's a compact desktop design great for the above-mentioned environment and can be installed where space is limited. Some of its key features are:

Store and forward switching scheme capability
NWay Auto-negotiation for any port
Flow control for any port
1K MAC address entry table
1MB RAM buffer
External switching power supply for lower power consumption and heat emission

Store and forward switching scheme capability
NWay Auto-negotiation for any port
Flow control for any port
1K MAC address entry table
1MB RAM buffer
External switching power supply for lower power consumption and heat emission

AOpen 10/100Mbps

SOHO Switch

(AOW-605 5-port

AOW-608 8-port)

User’ s Guide

OpenLink™ To Communications

AOpen SOHO Series

• Aopen SOHO Series provides high-speed and easy

access to the LAN and Intranet, especially great for

SOHO(Small Office/Home Office) environment.

AOH-605

• 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub

AOH-608

• 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub

AOW-605

• 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

AOW-608

• 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant

to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates,

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with this user’ s guide,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely

to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will

be required to correct the interference at his own

expense.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this

product may cause radio interference, in which case the

user may be required to take adequate measures.

VCCI Mark Warning

P/N:6012-0001116

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PACKAGE CONTENT...................................................1

ABOUT THIS GUIDE.....................................................2

OVERVIEW ...................................................................2

INTRODUCTION...........................................................5

FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY.......................................5

SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY ..............................................5

FEATURES....................................................................6

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ........................................8

FRONT PANEL...............................................................8

REAR PANEL.................................................................9

LED INDICATORS........................................................10

CONNECTING THE SWITCH......................................12

PC TO SWITCH ...........................................................12

HUB TO SWITCH..........................................................12

A. 10BASE-T Hub..................................................13

B. 100BASE-TX Hub..............................................13

HUB WITHOUT UPLINK (MDI-II) PORT ............................13

A. Using straight cable ...........................................13

B. Using crossover cable........................................14

SWITCH TO SWITCH (OTHER DEVICES)............................14

A. Using straight cable ...........................................14

B. Using crossover cable........................................14

PORT SPEED & DUPLEX MODE.....................................15

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..................................16

APPENDIX A:RJ-45 PIN SPECIFICATION .................18

PACKAGE CONTENT

Open the shipping cartons of the AOpen SOHO Switch

and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should

contain the following items:

• One AOpen SOHO 10/100M Fast Ethernet Switch

(AOW605/AOW608)

• One external power adapter

• This User’ s Guide

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact

your local reseller for replacement.

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This manual provide all the information you need of how

to install and operate AOpen SOHO 10/100M Fast

Ethernet Switch (AOW-605/AOW-608).

Overview

• Chapter 1, Introduction. Describes the AOpen

SOHO Switches and its features.

• Chapter 2, Hardware Description. Explains the

front panel, rear panel and LED indicators of the

Switch.

• Chapter 3, Connecting the Switch. Describes how

you can connect the Switch to your Ethernet

network.

• Chapter 4, Technical Specifications. Lists the

technical (general, physical and environmental,

and performance) specifications of the Switch.

• Appendix A, RJ-45 Pin Specification. Describes

the RJ-45 receptacle/connector and the straight

and crossover cable connector.

INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the features of this AOpen SOHO

Switch and some background information about

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet switching technology.

Fast Ethernet Technology

A number of high-speed LAN technologies have been

proposed to provide greater bandwidth and improve

client/server response times. Among them, 100BASE-T

(Fast Ethernet) provides a non-disruptive, smooth

evolution from the current 10BASE-T technology.

100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a new standard specified by

the IEEE 802.3 LAN committee. It is an extension of the

10Mbps Ethernet standard with the ability to transmit and

receive data at 100Mbps, while maintaining the

CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Since the 100Mbps Fast

Ethernet is compatible with all other 10Mbps Ethernet

environments, it provides a straightforward upgrade and

takes advantage of the existing investment in hardware,

software, and personnel training.

Switching Technology

Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total

network capacity available to users on a local area

network. A switch increases capacity and decreases

network loading by dividing a local area network into

different segments, which don’ t compete with each other

for network transmission capacity.

The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge

between the individual segments. Without interfering

with any other segments, it automatically forwards traffic

that needs to go from one segment to another. By doing

this the total network capacity is multiplied, while still

maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.

For Fast Ethernet networks, a switch is an effective way

of eliminating problems of chaining hubs beyond the

“ two-repeater limit.” A switch can be used to split parts of

the network into different collision domains, making it

possible to expand your Fast Ethernet network beyond

the 205-meter network diameter limit for 100BASE-TX

networks. Switches are also ideal for bridging between

the existing 10Mbps networks and the new 100Mbps

networks.

Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of

local area network congestion problems.

Features

AOpen SOHO Switch was designed for easy installation

and high performance in a SOHO environment where

traffic on the network and the number of users increases

continuously.

With its small, compact size was specifically designed for

small to middle workgroups. This AOpen SOHO Switch

can be installed where space is limited; moreover, they

provide immediate access to a rapidly growing network

through a wide range of user-reliable functions.

Key features are:

• Store and forward switching scheme capability.

As the result of complete frame checking and

error frame filtering, this scheme prevents error

packages from transmitting among segments.

• NWay Auto-negotiation for any port. This allows

for auto sensing of speed (10/100Mbps) thereby

providing you with automatic and flexible solutions

in your network connections.

• Flow control for any port. This minimizes dropped

packets by sending out collision signals when the

receiving buffer is full. Note that flow control is

only available in half-duplex mode.

• 1K MAC address entry table per device for AOW-605.

8K MAC address entry table per device for AOW-608.

• 1MB RAM buffer per device for AOW-605.

256KB RAM buffer per device for AOW-608.

• Compact desktop design great for SOHO

environment.

• External switching power supply for lower power

consumption and heat emission.

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION

This section identifies all the major external components

of the hub. Both the front and rear panels are shown,

followed by a description of each panel feature. The

indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter.

Front Panel

The figure below shows the front panels of the switch.

AOW-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

AOW-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

• LED Indicator Panel

Refer to the LED Indicator section for detailed

information about each of the hub’ s LED

indicators.

Rear Panel

AOW-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

AOW-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub

• DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an

external AC power adapter. Check the technical

specification section for information about the AC

power input voltage.

• MDI-X Jacks: Use these jacks to connect

stations to the hub. These are MDI-X (Medium-

Dependent Interface, Cross-wired) jacks, which

mean, you can use ordinary straight-through

twisted-pair cables to connect user machines and

servers to the hub through them. If you need to

connect another device with an MDI-X jack, such

as another hub or an Ethernet switch, you should

use a crossover cable, or make the connection

using the MDI-X jack (described below). For more

information about crossover connections.

• Uplink Jack(s) (MDI-II): Use this jack to connect

stations to the hub. This is MDI-II (Medium-

dependent Interface, straight-wired) jack, which

means you can connect the hub to a device with a

MDI-X port using an ordinary straight-through

cable, making a crossover cable unnecessary.

LED Indicators

• Power Indicator (PWR)

This indicator lights green when the hub is receiving

power, otherwise, it is off.

• Full-Duplex/Collision (Full-Duplex/Collision)

This LED indicator light green when a respective port

is in full duplex (FDX) mode. Otherwise, it is blinking

when collisions are occurring on the respective port.

• 100M Link/Activity,10M Link/Activity

(100M LINK/ACT(green), 10LINK/ACT(amber))

This indicator light green when the port is connected

to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station, if the indicator

blinking green will be transmitting or received data on

the 100Mbps network. Otherwise, if the indicator light

amber when the port is connected to a 10Mbps

Ethernet station, if the indicator blinking amber will be

transmuting or received data on the 10Mbps network.

• Loop Detect for AOW-608 (LOOP)

When this indicator lights amber, it means that there is

a loop detected, then the network needs to be re-

configuration.

CONNECTING THE SWITCH

This chapter explains how to connect the Switch to your

Ethernet network. In each of the following figures, the 5-

port 10/100M SOHO Switch(AOW-605) is shown.

PC to Switch

A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair

Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable. The PC

(equipped with a RJ-45 10/100Mbps phone jack) should

be connected to any of the 5 ports (1x - 5x).

The LED indicators for PC connection depends on the

LAN card capabilities. If LED indicators are not light after

making a proper connection, check the PC LAN card, the

cable, and the condition and connection of this switch.

The following are possibilities of the LED indicators under

this connection,

1. The “100LINK/ACT,10LINK/ACT” LED indicator

lights green for hookup to 100Mbps speed or

lights amber for hookup to 10Mbps speed.

2. The “Full-Duplex/Collision” LED indicator

depends upon LAN card capabilities whether it’ s

full-duplex or half-duplex.

Hub to Switch

A hub (10 or 100BASE-TX) can be connected to the

SOHO Switch via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP

straight cable. The connection is accomplished from the

hub uplink (MDI-II) port to any of the Switch (MDI-X) ports:

1x - 5x for the Switch.

A. 10BASE-T Hub

For a 10BASE-T hub, the Switch LED indicators should

light up as the following:

• “ Full-Duplex/Collision” indicator is OFF.

• “100LINK/ACT, 10LINK/ACT LED” indicator is

light amber.

B. 100BASE-TX Hub

For a 100BASE-TX hub, the Switch LED indicators

should light up as the following:

• “ Full-Duplex/Collision” LED indicator is OFF.

• “100LINK/ACT,10LINK/ACT” LED indicator is light

green.

Hub without Uplink (MDI-II) port

If a hub is not equipped with an uplink (MDI-II) port,

connection can be made using either straight cable or

crossover cable.

A. Using straight cable

When using straight cable, the connection can be made

from the uplink (MDI-II) port of the Switch to any port of

the Hub.

B. Using crossover cable

When using crossover cable, the connection can be

made from any (MDI-X) ports of the Switch to any port of

the Hub.

Switch to switch (other devices)

This switch can be connected to another switch or other

devices (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two-pair Category 3,

4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable.

A. Using straight cable

When using straight cable, this is done from the uplink

(MDI-II) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of the

10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-X) port of the other switch

(switch B) or other devices.

B. Using crossover cable

When using crossover cable, this is done from any (MDI-

X) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbps,

100Mbps (MDI-X) port of the other switch (switch B) or

other devices.

1. The “100LINK/ACT,10LINK/ACT” LED indicator

light green for hookup to 100Mbps speed or light

amber for hookup to 10Mbps speed.

2. The “Full-Duplex/Collision” LED indicator depends

upon LAN card capabilities whether it’ s full-duplex or

half-duplex

Port Speed & Duplex Mode

After plugging the selected cable to a specific port, the

system uses auto-negotiation to determine the

transmission mode for any new twisted-pair connection:

If the attached device does not support auto-

negotiation or has auto-negotiation disabled, an auto-

sensing process is initiated to select the speed and set

the duplex mode to half-duplex.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

General

Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet

IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet

ANSI/IEEE Std. 802.3 NWay Auto-negotiation

Protocol CSMA/CD

Data

Transfer

Rate

Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full-duplex)

Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full- duplex)

Topology Star

Network

Cables

10BASET: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5 (100 m),

EIA/TIA- 568 100-ohm STP (100 m)

100BASE-TX: 2-pair UTP Cat. 5 (100 m),

EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 m)

Number of

Ports

5-port: 5 x 10/100Mbps ports

8-port: 8 x10/100Mbps ports

Uplink Port MDI-II RJ-45 shared with port * 1, share with port 1

Physical and Environmental

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AOpen AOW-605 User manual

Brand: AOpen

Model: AOW-605

Category: Network switches

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

AOW-608

Store and forward switching scheme capability
NWay Auto-negotiation for any port
Flow control for any port
1K MAC address entry table
1MB RAM buffer
External switching power supply for lower power consumption and heat emission

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